Modern History PYQ 300 of 636 · Gandhi and His Early Movements

In which of the following colleges, Gandhiji studied?

  1. ASamaldas College, Bhavnagar
  2. BDharmendrasinhji College, Rajkot
  3. CGujarat College, Ahmedabad
  4. DBahauddin College, Junagadh
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020

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Correct answer: (a) Samaldas College, Bhavnagar

Explanation

While mentioning his education in his autobiography, Mahatma Gandhi wrote: “I began my education in a school at Porbandar, where with great difficulty I could learn a few multiplication tables; thereafter, at the age of seven, due to my father’s transfer to Rajkot, I came here, where I received education up to high school.” Mahatma Gandhi passed his 10th examination from Alfred High School, Rajkot. After this, he enrolled in Samaldas Arts College, Bhavnagar. After that, he completed his studies in Law from University College London.

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